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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Shares Repurchased Under Stock Repurchase Plan | The table below presents the shares repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Plan during our fiscal 2017 (amounts in thousands except shares purchased):
Fiscal 2017 Quarter |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased |  |  | Total Cost of Shares Purchased |
For the quarter ended April 22, 2017 |  |  | 112,085 |  |  | $ | 2,151 |
For the quarter ended July 15, 2017 |  |  | 28,050 |  |  | $ | 520 |
For the quarter ended October 7, 2017 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
For the quarter ended December 30, 2017 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  |  | 140,135 |  |  | $ | 2,671 |
Summary of Dividends Excluding Dividends on Vested Stock-Based Compensation Awards | During fiscal years 2017, 2016, and 2015, the company paid the following dividends, excluding dividends on vested stock-based compensation awards discussed in Note 18, Stock-Based Compensation, below (amounts in thousands except per share data):
|  | Dividends paid |  |  | Dividends paid per share |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 140,429 |  |  | $ | 0.6700 |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 130,490 |  |  | $ | 0.6250 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 119,563 |  |  | $ | 0.5675 |

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